Pancreatoduodenectomy with the superior mesenteric vein resection without vascular reconstruction

Abstract

The paper describes a clinical case of pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma with superior mesenteric vein resection without its reconstruction. This is the first case study of the kind found in Russian-language literature. In total, 16 such clinical observations have been described in the relevant world literature to date. A 74-year-old female patient was diagnosed with ductal adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head 1.1 × 1.1 cm in size adjacent to the superior mesenteric vein. After four courses of ineffective neoadjuvant therapy, the tumor completely obliterated the superior mesenteric vein. The control multislice spiral computed tomography (MSCT) showed that the tumor was complete with the formation of a distinct collateral between the superior mesenteric and the inferior mesenteric veins. The patient underwent pancreatoduodenal resection with resection of the involved vein segment without vascular reconstruction. The histopathological diagnosis was pT1cN1M0R0. The patient was discharged on the next day after the operation.